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Addressing Teen Vaping Concerns in the Revere Public Schools
No full textThis project addresses teen vaping concerns in the Revere Public School System. Teens across the country are using vaping devices without a complete understanding of the health effects. There is a lack of effective student education in place to encourage not using vapes. Likewise,there is a lack of policy in place to support educators in stopping teen vaping. Research was conducted to analyze best practices. These best practices were compiled into two handouts:one for students and one for staff. They serve as proposed material to be implemented in the classroom in an effort to improve education on vaping and support educators
Death Unto Bloom
No full textThis is a narrative screenplay that focuses on a fictional dark fantasy world populated by both humans, and the monstrous ice beings that hunt and threaten their survival. It is a narrative that jumps between characters and scenes, not focusing solely on one main character in particular, in order to tell an overarching story. Other genres present in this screenplay's influences are gothic horror, post-apocalyptic, and religious horror.Englis
Asthma Prevalence of Children in Massachusetts: Using Agriculture and Environmental Factors (Exposure to Pesticide)
Full text linkChildhood asthma is known to harm the lungs' airways. Agriculture is being investigated to see if it has an impact on asthmatic children. The California Health Interview Survey was used to assess pediatric asthma prevalence per 100 students among Californians in all 58 counties for 2017–2018, while the Environmental Public Health Tracker was utilized for all 14 counties in Massachusetts. California recorded an increase in prevalence rates, while Massachusetts reported a decrease, ranging from 6% to 15.3% across all counties. These findings suggest that agricultural variables may be contributing to the rise in asthma prevalence among children in Massachusetts, with the assistance of the state with the highest number of asthma hospitalizations, California.Biolog
Changes In Exercise Habits Of Adults During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Full text linkThis study explores the changes in exercise habits of college students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus is on how exercise plans changed before, during, and after the pandemic. A survey was conducted among 424 Salem State University undergraduate students to see the shifts in the type of workouts and frequency of exercising pre-, during, and post-pandemic. Results show that 61.21% of participants had to alter their exercise plan due to the pandemic. With many gyms and sports teams stopping during the pandemic, it led to a shift in which more people switched to cardio and weight lifting—not having as much equipment or any equipment forced people to change their old routines for exercise. Despite all the challenges during the pandemic, 51.1% of participants returned to their exercise routines from before the pandemic started. Of the individuals surveyed, 34.88% did not return to their regular routines, meaning they either found new routines during the pandemic or did not want to pick up their exercise habits where they last left them. This study focuses on how people can adapt and are determined when it comes to doing physical activity, no matter the challenges. This research shares strategies to promote exercise while sustaining both physical and mental health in case of other future uncertainties.Sport and Movement Scienc
Marcia Hams and Susan Shephard
Full text linkResidents of Lynn from 1978 to 1990, Marcia Hams and Susan Shepherd became in May 2004 the first same-sex couple in the United States to apply for and receive a marriage license. Marcia, born in 1947 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was raised in a middle-class family where she was the eldest of three children. She would graduate from Scottsdale High School, Pomona College, and receive her MA from Boston University. Born in 1952, Susan Shepherd was raised by her mother in a Polish enclave in South Boston while living with her grandmother and uncle. They are graduates of St. Joseph Academy, Northeastern, and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. They met while working at the General Electric Plant in Lynn, where they led unionization efforts for workers’ rights and removing discrimination against female employees. They each speak fondly of their time in Lynn, a place of remarkable tolerance and diversity, where they raised their son Peter and became accepted community members. Their joint interview from January 2024 discusses their individual life trajectories, feminism, labor unions, activism, marriage equality, and LGBTQ+ parenting
T Nash
Full text linkBorn and raised in Lynn, T Nash grew up in East Lynn on Alley Street and then later in West Lynn. A 1992 graduate of Lynn Technical High School and 1995 graduate of North Shore Community College, Nash has spent a life in childcare, education, nursing, and elder care. He is a member of North Shore Pride and Chairperson for the Lynn Pride Flag Raising. He is the proud parent of an adult daughter and five-year-old son, who she and her partner are raising in Salem. A self-described “bully” as a teen, Nash explains how violence and alcoholism shaped her childhood. T discusses the long process of growing comfortable with his sexual and gender identity as a lesbian and trans-man. T speaks fondly about Fran’s Place and enthusiastically about the victory of marriage equality. T is the author of a book about caregiving called "Try Kindness.
Trey Young
Full text linkBorn Beverly in 1964 and a lifelong resident of Lynn, Young was raised with his older sister and younger brother by a strong but challenging single mother. Young’s grandfather moved the family to Massachusetts to avoid the fate of generations of ancestors who worked in the South Carolina cotton plantations. Life in Massachusetts proved difficult. Growing up in Memorial Street Projects came with many hardships, including “cockroaches and rats the size of cat.” Young’s mother struggled to make ends meet while working in a factory job at Wayne Manufacturing, where Young would be recruited at age 15 to help pay the family bills. Young describes an especially harrowing scene of violence when coming out his mother, who was a devout Southern Baptist. Despite being sent to work at age 15, Young earned a GED and graduated from North Shore Community College with a degree in Art History. They would go on to work in various jobs, none of which was as satisfying as working as a bouncer in Fran’s Place. Young speaks fondly of the family and community in Fran’s, which later spurred him to AIDS activism and fight for marriage equality. He discusses the empowerment and expenses of gender-affirming surgery, as well as his admiration for the younger generation of LGBTQ+ activists
Dear Paranthropus, WTF* Did You Eat?
No full textAnimals interact the most with their environment when feeding so reconstructing diets of extinct species can provide insight into their ecology and evolution. In the case of humans, *what types of food did our ancient ancestors, like closely related Homo erectus and distantly related Paranthropus boisei, eat? In this talk, I’ll reveal what isotopes in teeth tell us about our past
Updating Documentation Storage at Bridgewell: Physical Files Converted to Digital Format
No full textBridgewell offers a wide array of different services to several populations including individuals who struggle with addiction, individuals who are experiencing housing instability and individuals with physical and mental disabilities. The organization is complex, with many branches and over one thousand employees. The majority of employees are in direct contact with clients, making it essential that Bridgewell dutifully maintains all filing associated with their personnel. This includes state mandated background checks for individuals who work with vulnerable populations. The objective of this project was to improve Bridgewell’s file keeping by creating a framework for the conversion of physical files into a digital format allowing for seamless retrieval and auditing of said files in the future
La guitarra con sentido y razón: How the Chilean New Song Defined a Generation
Full text linkThis thesis analyzes the development of the New Song movement in Chile from its inception in the 1950s with the music recovery efforts of Violeta Parra, through its heyday in the 1960s and early 1970s during the years of Salvador Allende's Popular Unity government, to its legacy following the Pinochet coup of 1973. This thesis examines the New Song movement's musical origins, political messages, and connections to the most pressing issues of its time, including the domestic urban-rural divide and the involvement of the ordinary people in the nation's political sphere.Histor